Town government · Lake County, IN

Dyer's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Dyer took in $44.1 million and spent $29.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)46%Town taxes38%State tax money13%Fines and other1.9%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

37%

of Dyer's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes38%

Property tax
37%$16.2 million
Other taxes
1.5%$642 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$283 thousand
  • Other licenses$267 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$87 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$20.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$11.1 million
  • Water$7.3 million
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • Road charges$432 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$213 thousand
  • Parking$58 thousand
  • Other service charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
13%$5.6 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$388 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$777 thousand
Fines
0.1%$55 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Parks, recreation and libraries9.5%Roads, transit and parking3.9%Police, fire, courts and jails2.7%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

42%

of Dyer's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$12.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and government buildings
  • Other and not broken out$12.4 million
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$11.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$5.7 million
  • Water supply$4.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.5%$2.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.9%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.7%$796 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$698 thousand
  • Fire protection$98 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$515 thousand
Housing and community development
1.0%$282 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Dyer. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Dyer itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.